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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1942
Page
4
Readers urged to report delays in delivery as the publication notes its daily schedule. The listing mentions staff and agencies including Delisser Inc and the Audit Bureau of Circulation. A prose quotation from General Joseph and a line on prosperity close the fragment.
Senate officials confirm the Navy will halt new battleship construction and complete cruisers as aircraft carriers. The decision abandons five 60 000 ton super battleships, signaling a turning point in naval strategy toward air and sea power and citing Coral Sea Midway and British losses as pivotal.
The Internal Revenue Department sells new Federal auto tax stamps at post offices. Stamps must be bought before June 30, 1943, or cars without stamps may be seized. The first stamp at $2.09 covered part of the year. the new stamp, with space on reverse for make model serial and state license, is dated June 30 1943.
The article notes a Federal windshield stamp tax intended to raise revenue, with gummed stickers to aid attachment. Some states ban windshield stickers, but enforcement is not expected. Many car owners did not buy the first stamps, and state police are not enforcing. After July 1 the sticker tax will be strictly enforced with no valid excuses.
Reprinted editorial discusses the 1940 murder of Oscar Davis by Negro farm hand Odell Waller. The piece weighs premeditation, notes jury bias, and urges Governor Darden to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment, citing broader issues of poll taxes and sharecropping. It cites The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot New York Times and argues for fairness amid outside pressure.
The Muenchner Neueste Nachrichten prints a shocking appeal praising graves crosses for soldiers who left civilian clothes, linking the ad to Hitler’s Berchtesgaden residence and grim prophecies about Russia. The piece denounces the ghastly commercial effort and questions how it was allowed.
A May 1945 letter to Private Charles R. Holloman argues against a world democratic state run by an international police force. It warns Asia would dominate if global democracy spread, cites China and India populations, and favors maintaining U S military strength while pursuing practical postwar security policies. It critiques Japanese and German systems and warns against dismantling U S superiority for foreign governance.
The speaker argues pacifism fades as memory of Pearl Harbor reshapes opinion. He cites pay increases from $50 to $75 monthly and dependent allowances to attract volunteers, framing a modern army as a path to peace and democratic defense.
Members of the Virginia Department of United Spanish War Veterans and its auxiliary began a three day state convention with joint sessions and an opening business program in Lynchburg. The day's events included a reunion luncheon for the Seven Army Co Veterans Association featuring Halsey B. Leavitt. Judge Leon McCord will address the convention banquet and a military ball will close the program. Memorial services were held for deceased members.
The Virginia members of District 24 Lions International elected C. H. Lawler and R. P. Harrison as governors of sub-districts 24 A and 24 V, meeting at Roanoke to close their 1941 convention. They endorsed Dr. E G Gill of Roanoke for the first vice presidency and will support him at the Toronto convention next month.
Three new arrivals to the family of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Triplett in Rawlins Wyoming were reported yesterday as a stork delivered triplets.
President Roosevelt calls the sinking of the unarmed U S steamer Robin Moor by a German sub an act of an international outlaw while wartime tensions rise. Other items note Clarke county schools loan approval for a Boyce High project and A F Robertson reelected superintendent.
Berryville area fields rival Kentucky as B. B. Jones expands Audley Farm breeding. The Rev. Samuel Moore of Tuefield W Va is invited to lead at the local Presbyterian church. Joseph Hiram Roe of Winchester accepts chair of chemistry at George Washington University Medical College.
Government figures show physical defects could reject more than 40 percent of draft eligibles. James P. Reardon is named the Democratic nominee for commonwealth attorney of Winchester city without opposition. Navy Secretary calls for speeding up destroyers to curb German submarine menace along the coast.
Forty years ago the Eddy Press decides to erect a large new building north of the Winchester Knitting Co. on North Kent street to meet rising business. Flag Day is not widely observed in Winchester. John Brady is killed by lightning on his farm between Clearbrook and Brucetown.
A short quiz lists questions about Archibald MacLeish, Mozambique, fruit canning, Standard Oil, Kalamazoo, soft-shelled crabs, Boulder Dam, Carnation Day, a city by a sea, and Florida’s former rule. It asks for multiple choice style factual answers.
The note argues that a comparison standard must be explicit in discussing collective bargaining versus individual negotiations. It cites a common error where managers acknowledge advantages without specifying the comparative baseline or method.
In Longview Washington on June 22 a dozen lumber mill workers choose a hearse as their daily ride. They say the war effort makes travel harder and the hearse is now a larger vehicle to carry them to work, benches installed for comfort.
District Judge C. J. Taylor refused a divorce after both spouses proved grounds. The man and woman each claimed entitlement, and under Idaho law the judge said he had to deny if both parties proved grounds. If either had pursued alone, the divorce likely would have been granted.
An imperfect item notes a family plan or baby birth in Urbana Illinois with a name fragment Guy Mooresmitkian and mention of multiple girls, reflecting a personal notice in a 1910s style clipping.
The Star's Washington Service Bureau calls on farmers to rely on canning and preserving. It argues sugar rationing for alcoholic drinks and treats should be reduced to ensure supplies for farmers, stressing prompt action for season needs.
The document lists Captain Hewitt T Wireless of the Army Air Corps and Dr Cory don M Wassell Lieutenant Commander US Navy as two men cited for heroism in President Roosevelt’s April 28 address. It also contains quiz style questions and answers on various topics from minerals to weather and agriculture.
Sailor Joseph Fiorella is linked to an incident aboard the aircraft carrier Lexington where spare pants were found in a locker. Details remain scattered but the event is noted in the June report from Denver.
Senate member Harry F. Byrd of Virginia letters Price Administrator Henderson urging no limit on sugar for farmers canning or preserving their own products. He warns restricting sugar could waste valuable food and affect family consumption. He supports modest caps to prevent abuse.
A New York letter from the Hawaiian Islands says soldiers bet on which German city will be flattened next after recent RAF raids. A nightly pool of $2.50 lists about 18 key targets with Bremen among the bets.
In this column Dr. Clendening surveys reader theories about the seven year itch. Readers propose everything from scabies and insects to chemical reactions and historic curses, while the doctor notes wide disagreement and uncertainty about a precise definition.
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